ige, stool, toxins »

[13 Sep 2010 | 8 Comments]

Years ago, when I first heard about the forced, artificial transfer of a gene from one species into the DNA of a completely different species for the supposed purpose of creating a “better” organism for commercial interests, I was intrigued, even as the hair on the back of my neck stood ... [More]

gut microbial ecology, stool »

[9 Sep 2010 | 1 Comments]

Gut what, gut who, gut zoo?? As the National Institutes of Health works to map our microbial populations through the induction of the NIH Human Microbiome Project (microbiome is a fancy-pants word for the population of organisms that live in, on, and among us) we continue to learn more about our mic... [More]